Julia Quinn says it is “Exquisitely written and brimming with emotion.”

Lisa Kleypas says “Adelle Ashworth is a thrilling discovery.”

In this Avon romance set in southern England in 1849, a celebrated beauty, Madeleine DuMais’s cleverness is her greatest asset — one she puts to good use as a spy for the British. Assigned to help break up a smuggling ring in the south of England, she arrives at the quaint resort town of Winter Garden and meets her partner in subterfuge: Thomas Blackwood.

Unlike any man she has ever met, Blackwood’s quiet confidence and mysterious intensity send shivers of pleasure coursing through her. And, despite the danger, as duty gives way to desire, Madeleine aches for Thomas’s gentle touch on her body…on her heart…on her soul. For surrender holds it own sweet reward…